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running a temperature

ADJECTIVE
feverish
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fevered fiery hectic
STRONG
febrile
WEAK
above normal aguey burning burning up flushed having the shakes hot inflamed on fire pyretic
Antonyms
WEAK
calm chilled chilly cold cool freezing
ADJECTIVE
ill
Synonyms
STRONGEST
afflicted ailing diseased infirm poorly woozy
STRONG
down
WEAK
a wreck below par bummed down with feeling awful feeling rotten feeling terrible got the bug indisposed laid low off one's feet on sick list out of sorts peaked queasy rotten run down sick as a dog under the weather unhealthy unwell
Antonyms
STRONGEST
healthy
WEAK
good sound strong well
NOUN
fever
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delirium frenzy turmoil
STRONG
ecstasy excitement ferment fervor fire flush heat intensity passion pyrexia restlessness unrest
WEAK
burning up febrile disease the shakes
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calmness peace
STRONG
apathy calm contentedness coolness dullness lethargy
WEAK
chill coldness freeze frigidity

Example Sentences

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At nearly 6 months of age, he began running a temperature and wound up in a hospital.

From Washington Times • Apr. 7, 2016

I was running a temperature, and after battling my way through all the lines and security checks at Heathrow that morning with an aching body, I wished I could keep flying.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2015

Earlier in the week, Assistant Health Minister Tolbert Nyenswah warned that anyone running a temperature higher than 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit could be removed from the line and sent for screening.

From US News • Dec. 20, 2014

She adds that Amber Vinson, who also had Ebola, took two flights despite running a temperature.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2014

He was running a temperature again, he knew, but that did not make him wrong.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan